Legal Aid

The Government also supports and encourages social groups and other civil organizations to utilize their own resources to provide legal aid to children.

At present, two legal aid centres for women are in operation i.e. the Legal Aid Centre for women under the Department of Legal Aid, Ministry of Justice and the Legal Counseling Office on gender equality under the Women's Union.

Jerusalem Legal Aid Center (JLAC), Jerusalem

Developing a legal aid system was not a priority in a least developed country however, legal aid was provided by some NGOs.

Women's Centre for Legal Aid and Counseling

Equal civil legal capacity

Fifteen medico legal centers have been established to facilitate easier access to medico legal aid.

Even though legal aid is free for both men and women, there are few women who resort to legal aid, mostly due to social and cultural pressures.

This will deter any abuse of the legal aid scheme.

With regard to legal aid, the State of Viet Nam has paid attention to increase legal aid activities, especially for poor people, people subject to State priority policies and women.

Provision should be made for effective legal representation of victims of violations of minority rights, including State legal aid

Apart from that, the Gambia had no legal aid system per se.

FIDA offered legal aid to women on a broad range of issues.

Legislation has entered into force in August 2003 entitling victims to representation by lawyers from the Legal Aid Division of the Ministry of Justice in civil suits initiated against traffickers and for certain administrative hearings.

Under civil law, the legal capacity of a citizen is manifested in the ability to have civil rights and to bear responsibility (civil legal capacity), which are recognized in equal measure for all citizens.

A victor in a thousand contests, three great civil rights laws, Medicare, aid to education.

Development of multi sector prevention programs, including the legal aid component, health and counseling

If the insured is a person without civil legal capacity or a person with limited civil legal capacity, the beneficiary may be designated by the guardian of the insured.

Women have the same legal status as men in civil relations

The Legal Assistance Branch is responsible for programmes and policy relating to mainstream legal aid, financial assistance, community legal centres and the operation of the National Pro Bono Resource Centre.

In 2002, the Ministry of Justice and the Women's Union registered a cooperation programme on legal information and education and legal aid for women.

While legal aid may be provided by either governmental or non governmental sources (whether national or international), such legal aid should meet adequate standards of quality, non discrimination, fairness and impartiality so as not to prejudice the restitution claims process.

As far as legal aid is concerned, and the access of women to the institutions where this aid is provided, men and women have an equal access.

Crisis centres provided temporary shelter, free legal aid, medical attention and counselling to women in distress.

provide an important knowledge base for advice and legal aid centres for refugees in many countries.

Trafficking victims were taken in by church based centres, legal aid centres and women's rights centres.

Strict management and control of the legal aid system has led to strikes by defence counsel.

The Section faced several challenges during the period under review, including the rationalization of legal aid.

The work of gender sensitizing must be pursued in the Civil Service, among legal personnel (including judges) and throughout civil society.

With respect to applications by children for legal aid, please refer to paragraph 25 of this report.

The lump sum system of payment under the legal aid programme has been evaluated by both tribunals.

c) Educate women and girls on their rights and provide legal aid, counselling and other support services

2. Subject to the legal principles of the State Party, the liability of legal persons may be criminal, civil or administrative.

2. Subject to the legal principles of the State Party, the liability of legal persons may be criminal, civil or administrative.

Amending the Civil Code in order to harmonize national and international legal instruments by correcting legal provisions that discriminate against women, and filling legal voids where they exist.

Norway stated that communications with Norway concerning legal aid might be made in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and English.

States must provide support in the form of shelters, legal aid and medical, psychological, social and economic assistance.

Women's lack of access to legal information, aid or protection is said to contribute to violence against women.

Last year, the state government delivered on its commitment to bring legal aid funding up to the national average.

From 2000 to the end of 2002, of the beneficiaries to the legal assistance provided by legal aid organizations, ethnic minorities and women accounted for 23 and 42.9 respectively.

By the end of May 2003, legal advice and legal aid centres for women and children were operating at 330 sites in 30 provinces, autonomous regions and centrally administered municipalities, as were some 8,000 legal service institutions.

The delegation had furthermore described the legal safeguards which are provided for civil society organizations.

Article 216 of the Civil Code provides that A married woman has full legal capacity.

Thus the Association of Women Lawyers has a legal aid centre in Niamey, while the Human Rights Association has set up four legal clinics, in Dosso, Niamey, Tahoua and Tillabéri.